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OpenBoot PROM (OBP) Reference Content: About this Document This document provides a list of useful OBP commands that can be helpful when booting, configuring and performing diagnostics upon Sun SPARC hardware and clones. Note that not all commands are available on all PROM versions. In particular, sun4c systems have a different input mode, and some JavaStation models are missing a lot of OBP functionality. OBP is somewhat inconsistent when it comes to command names. Sometimes hyphens are used to seperate words, sometimes they are not. Some commands which display information start with or contain a dot (this is a FORTH convention). The terms OBP, OpenBoot PROM and PROM are used interchangably in this document. Entering OBP Systems with Sun Keyboards On regular Sun systems (and clones which use Sun keyboards), press Stop+A when the system boots to enter OBP. The Stop key is the top left key on the extra block of keys on the left hand side of the keyboards (on really old systems it might be marked L1). The Stop+N keyboard combination at boot will reset many systems to the default PROM settings. Stop+D will enable diagnostics on some boards. Over Serial Console To enter OBP over serial console, send a break. In minicom, do this by pressing ctrl+A F. In xc, use ctrl+A B. Systems with Non-Sun (PC Style) Keyboards On systems with PC-style keyboards (such as JavaStations and some Ultra clones), ctrl+break or alt+ctrl+break is generally used. Note that on the JavaStation JK, ctrl+break will restart the box rather than enter PROM. To get at OBP, you will need to set jumper J1300 pins 7-8 on the mainboard. Basic System Commands Halting and Restarting The power-off command will halt the box and turn off power. This command is sometimes screwy on Ultra5/10 systems. The reset command will perform a soft reset. If diagnostics are enabled, they will not be rerun. In some documents, this command is refered to as reset-all. The boot command boots the system. A parameter may be provid